GRAMMAR
Comparison

the same as

the same as

the same (adj) as

​(comparing two things or groups)

PROBLEM:
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  • speakers will say "same of"  or  "equal".  This is incorrect.
verb + the same as
the same (adj) as
EXAMPLES:
the same as

  1. He speaks English the same as me.

  2. She works hard the same as me.

  3. Apple's profits are not the same as Google's.

  4. This laptop is the same as that one.

  5. This car cost the same as that one.
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  6. Burger King Whoppers are the same as McDonald's Big Mac.
the same .... as

  1. The car is the same color as that one.

  2. The Lenovo laptop has the same configuration as the HP one.

  3. This American teacher has the same problem as the British one.

  4. Miami has the same traffic problems as  Los Angeles.
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  5. His shirt is the same size as mine.